How To Install openscad on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openscad on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is openscad
openscad is:
OpenSCAD is a software for creating solid 3D CAD objects. It focuses on CAD aspects rather than artistic ones.
OpenSCAD is not an interactive modeller. Instead it is something like a 3D-compiler that reads in a script file that describes the object and renders the 3D model from this script. This gives the designer full control over the modelling process and enables him to easily change any step in the modelling process or make designes that are defined by configurable parameters.
There are three methods to install openscad on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install openscad Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install openscad using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openscad
Install openscad Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install openscad using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openscad
Install openscad Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install openscad using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openscad
How To Uninstall openscad on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the openscad package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openscad
Uninstall openscad And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openscad and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openscad
Remove openscad Configurations and Data
To remove openscad configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openscad
Remove openscad configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openscad configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openscad
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openscad package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
